I do the imodium regularly although not as frequently as before. Gotcha. I do worry about ballooning. It hasn't been as bad lately. How does gas cause leaks? I do feel thr gas coming out of three stoma at times and I usually don't feel the stool. @veganostomy Thank you. It had a de ent amount but it wasn't ballooning. I do get a lot of gas, even in the morning when I haven't eaten in 10-12 ho... I've been washing mine in the hower with hand soap. In the past I've used three washing machine on delicate and followed by hang drying. I just try... I just had a leak after approximately 56.5 hours. I burped the bag right before that and laid back down. Had I emptied the bag and unfastened the st... @john68 it was significantly better this morning. I dud a heavy double crust last change I think the brava is colorless. It's been a bit since I used it. 3-4 seems to be right for me. Weird thing is the skin gets red bellow the stoma where I there is no stool. It was good for a bit and now its red agai... @veganostomy yeah I got a little over 76 hours and did a change at work. No leaks because I use the brava pouch extenders. I'm doing another 72 hour shift. Got 24 hours of mandatory overtime this morning. I'll hit the 72 hour mark on this appliance in a bit here. So fa... @veganostomy It went great. The shift was easy and I changed it my appliance 2 days later at around the 100 hour mark. I think I like eakin and col... Thank you. So I'm back to work full duty. I have received and have been usingnew the horizontal and vertical belts. (I went down a size due to weight loss). I'v... Thank you. I So I'm trying to get cleared to go back to full duty at work. I'm still trying to figure out if it'd better to go vertical or horizontal as far as a ... I'm able to get a three month supply at a time through my insurance. 27 hours in this last one. I may have put the convex ring too tight. Trying the same set up but without the bottom part. Ring, convex ring, wafer a... One of the ostomy nurses I had this time around was big on viva paper towels. I've never showered with the wafer on and bag off. Is there a chance o...
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